Hair curling device



June 22, 1943. 1 EISENMAN 2,322,429'

v HAIR CURLING DEVICE Filed April 19, 1957 Patented June 22, 19432,322,429 HAIR CURLING DEVICE Louis Eisenman, Brooklyn, N. Y., assi'gnorto Solo Products Corporation, New York, N. Y.

Application April 19, 1937, Serial No. 137,816

4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in hair curling devices and moreparticularly to devices .for making what are now known generally as pincurls. The invention relates primarily to an improvement over thatdevice shown in patent to Freeman, No. 2,039,789, May 5, 1936.

One of the objects of the present invention is vhas been removed.

A further object is to provide a device of the above character, which isespecially adapted for use with a small clamping curler pin, thereby toproduce tighter and more desirable curls, less likely to becomedisarranged or loosened.

A further object is to provide a reliable and emcient device, in whichthe hair may be more easily and quickly simultaneously combed, clamped,curled and set in a series of consecutive steps.

Other objects will be in part obvious from the annexed drawing and inpart hereinafter indicated in connection therewith by the followinganalysis of this invention.

This invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combination of parts, the unique relation of the members, and in therelative proportioning and disposition thereof, all as more completelyoutlined herein.

To enable others skilled in the art fully to comprehend the underlyingfeatures of the invention, that they may embody the same by the numerousmodifications in structure and relation contemplated by the invention, adrawing depicting a preferred form has been annexed as part of thisdisclosure, and in such drawing like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts throughout the views, in which- Fig. 1 is aperspective View of the complete device;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view substantially along line 2-2,Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional View substantially along line 3 3, Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawing, and more particularly to Fig. 1, Il]indicates a main supporting member which when in use occupies arelatively stationary or iixed position. This member I comprises a strapbent around the device 'and back upon itself as clearly shown,terminating in two parallel and adjacent ends Il clamped together bymeans of a pivot I2 passing through these two ends as well as one end ofa pin support I3. This support is adapted to have a relative swingingmovement about its pivot I2, but normally occupies the position shown inFig. 1 by reason of a coiled spring I4 acting between the base and thesupport I3 thereby to urge the free end I5 into close clamping andinterlocking engagement with a freely rotatable cylindrical member I6having a notch I'I along one of its sides whereby this cylinder I6 willoccupy normally a xed position against rotation with respectv to thefree end I5 of the support. It will be noted that both the free end I5andthe cylinder I6 are provided with longitudinal bores or recesses(Fig. 1) for receiving the two Shanks of a clamping hair pin I8 as shownin Fig. 1, which style is permitted by reason of the close interlockingposition and non-rotatable relation of the ends of the device whenoperated.

Interposed between the support I0 and the cylinder I6 is a rotatablelongitudinal member or mandrel 20 upon which a lock of hair is adaptedto be curled. Within the body member I this mandrel is cut awaysubstantially half of its thickness (Fig. 2) to provide space for apivot edge 2| with its mounting passing adjacent the central part of aclamping member 22, one end 23 of which is adapted to conform to thecylindrical face of the mandrel 20 while the other end 24 provides afinger press reacting against a spring 25. Thus by pressing down uponthe part 24 against the spring 25 the free end 23 of the clamping membermay be raised to permit the insertion of a lock of hair between themandrel 20 and the clamp 23.

It will be noted that this clamp is provided intermediate its ends witha comb portion 26 on either or both sides whereby, after selecting alock of hair, it may be combed out after slightly pressing upon themember 24, prior to clamping the hair against the mandrel 2i). Ifdesired, stops I9 may be applied to the clamp and mandrel in the form ofa two-part ring to determine the combing and curling positions.

The extreme right hand end of the device, as shown in Fig. 1, isprovided with a knurled nut or handle portion 2'I which may beconveniently rotated and in turn rotate the mandrel 20 and its clamp 23,thus winding the hair about these two parts and between the mandrel andthe diagonal spaced support member I3. When the curl has been completelyformed the operator then merely presses on the finger piece 24 toslightly loosen the curl whereupon it may be slid longitudinally frombetween the parts 20 and I3 and thus out from between the portions I5and I6 which at that moment are slightly spaced part by the operator. Acontinued lateral movement of the curl toward the left will cause it topass between the concealed shanks of the hair pin I8 whereupon theremoval of the pin I8 simultaneously with a continued lateral movementof the curl towards the left, the curl will then automatically beclamped between the shanks of the clamping hair pin I8.

The above thus clearly discloses the construction and method of use.

The invention comprehends a simple and practical device havingrelatively fewV parts which may be easily and inexpensively manufacturedand assembled. By having the parts I3 and 20 arranged at an angle toeach other and closely adjacent at their free ends permits the use of aclamping hair pin thereby better to form the curls with the assurancethat the curls will remain tightly held and in place until set.

Without further analysis the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist ofthe invention that others can by applying current knowledge readilyadapt it for various applications without omitting certain features thatfrom the standpoint of the prior art fairly constitute essentialcharacteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention,and therefore such adaptations should and are intended t be comprehendedwithin the meaning and range of equivalency of the following claims.

I claim:

l. A hair curling device comprising a hollow mandrel about which a lockof hair is adapted t0 be wound spirally,.means for clamping the lock ofhair thereto, a handle for rotating the man drel, a hollow memberadjacent but at an angle to said mandrel, said member and the end of themandrel having an interi'ltting, non-rotatable relation, and openingsfor receiving the two shanks of a hair pin.

2. A hair curling device comprising a mandrel, a clamp for engaging alock of hair while being curled, means for raising the clamp out ofengagement with the mandrel throughout a major portion of its length,means for rotating the mandrel and the clamp, and a member spaced Vfromthe mandrel throughout a major portion of its length but having its freeend interlocked in nonrotatable relation when operated with the free endof the mandrel, said free ends having openings thereby to receive theshanks of a hair pin.

3. A hair curling device comprising a main body portion having arelatively iixed position when in use, a rotatable mandrel and clampcarried thereby, means for rotating the Clamp and mandrel, a relativelystationary member at the end of the mandrel having a longitudinalopening, a member spaced from the mandrel pivoted upon the body portionat one end and having its opposite end engaging said first-mentionedmember, said opposite end having a longitudinal opening whereby with theopening in the end of the mandrel a clamping hair pin may be insertedfor the purpose of receiving a finished curled lock of hair.

4. A hair curling device comprising a hollow mandrel about which a lockof hair is adapted to be wound spirally, means for clamping the lock ofhair thereto, a handle for rotating the mandrel, a hollow memberadjacent but at an angle to said mandrel, said member and the end of themandrel having an intertting, non-rotatable relation with openings forreceiving the two shanks of a hair pin, and a comb associated with saidit between the clamp and mandrel.

LOUIS EISENMAN.

